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Direct PCR Detects Resistant H. Influenzae in CSF
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A PCR (polymerase chain reaction) assay allows direct detection of the multidrug resistance genome of Hemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of children with meningitis, Bangladeshi and UK researchers report in the January issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. Reuters Health Information
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Iron Deficiency Decreases Risk of Malaria in Pregnancy
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Among pregnant women, those with iron deficiency are less susceptible to Plasmodium falciparum infection, according to a report in the July 15th issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
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C. Difficile Deaths Continue to Rise in UK
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The number of deaths linked to Clostridium difficile jumped by more than 25% last year, but there was a small fall in deaths associated with MRSA, official figures showed on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
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China Hails Doctor for Raising Child Virus Alarm
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A strain of hand, foot and mouth disease has killed four more children in China, bringing the death toll in recent weeks to 34, state media said on Friday, as it praised a doctor who alerted authorities to the epidemic. Reuters Health Information
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